Is This the New Way to Climb Mount Everest?
Austrian guide Lukas Furtenbach will lead a one-week trip to the top of Everest and back this year. Prior to the ascent, he ...
Could drones really replace sherpas on Everest? Successful trials see drones carry 33lbs of equipment to Camp 1
Trials began in 2024 when Chinese drone manufacturer DJI teamed up with Nepalese drone service company Airlift and mountain ...
Drones Will Do Some Schlepping for Sherpas on Mount Everest
The devices will be used to airlift heavy, dangerous loads normally carried by mountain guides. They might even deliver a hot ...
Mount Everest: DJI drones show Sherpas dangerous path through Khumbu icefall
Sherpa on Mount Everest is a dangerous job. They transport equipment through the dangerous Khumbu Icefall. Drones are ...
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Box Step-Up Challenge: Can You Climb the Equivalent Height of Mount Everest?
Mount Everest tops out at 29,029 ft, each step up onto your box representing 1.67 feet of that journey, meaning to climb the height of Everest indoors, you’d need to perform: With almost 18 ...
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8K team sets to fix summit routes on Everest, Lhotse this spring
With the start of the spring climbing season, preparations are in full swing to smoothly manage expeditions on various ...
Mount Everest's new Sherpas? Drones will now do the heavy lifting
For the first time, drones will be used on Mount Everest to carry gear and clean up, helping Sherpas and improving safety ...